Yankunytjatjara

Meanings

Proper Noun

• An Aboriginal language (or dialect), mainly spoken in central Australia and belonging to the Western Desert language group (or language), which in turn belongs to the Pama-Nyungan subfamily.

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to the Yankunytjatjara people, culture, or language.

Origin

• From Yankunytjatjara Yankunytjatjara, from yankunytja + tjara, literally 'having (the word) "yankunytja" (as opposed to the word pitjantja)'.